Articles tagged: skateboarding

California firm moving forward with designing Ann Arbor Skatepark at Veterans Memorial Park

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Posted: Jul 17, 2012

California-based Wally Hollyday Skateparks is moving forward with designing a skatepark to be built at Veterans Memorial Park in Ann Arbor. Read more »

Ann Arbor Skatepark update: Committee to choose between two California-based design firms

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Posted: May 17, 2012

Two California-based design firms are being considered as plans to construct a skatepark on Ann Arbor's west side move closer to becoming a reality. Representatives from the City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Services, ... Read more »

City releases request for proposals for Ann Arbor Skatepark

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Posted: Apr 19, 2012

The city of Ann Arbor is seeking the help of a reputable design firm to help draw up plans for a world-class skatepark at Veterans Memorial Park. Read more »

Links: A brief history of skateboarding in Ann Arbor

Posted: Mar 11, 2010

The Ann Arbor Skatepark Action Committee has secured a pledge from Washtenaw County for matching funds for a skatepark it is working to build at Veteran's Memorial Park in Ann Arbor. I thought I'd give ... Read more »

Leading by Example: Curtis and Liz, Vault of Midnight

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Posted: Nov 06, 2009

Here at the getDowntown Program we spend a lot of time talking about the traditional commuting options like walking, biking, busing and carpooling. But what about people who get to work a little more unconventionally? ... Read more »

Washington Post: NFL's Goodell says league will cooperate with House panel's review of U-M head injury study

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Posted: Oct 29, 2009

As a U.S. House committee reviews the severity of head injuries among football players in the National Football League, it asked league Commissioner Roger Goodell to help supply additional medical information with the committee, the ... Read more »

Suspected drunken driver crashes after passing Washtenaw County patrol car

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Posted: Oct 29, 2009

A man who authorities say was driving under the influence this morning crashed after he drove past Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies in Ypsilanti Township. The 21-year-old Pittsfield Township man was not injured. Read more »

Michigan women picked last in Big Ten

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Posted: Oct 29, 2009

CHICAGO - The Michigan women's basketball team was picked last by both the media and coaches in the annual preseason poll in Chicago. Ohio State was picked to win the league by both the coaches ... Read more »

the deuce: How many city officials does it take to fill a party bus?

Posted: Oct 05, 2009

I don't know what you did this weekend, but I bet it didn't involve riding a party bus, powered by fryer grease, to a skatepark in Farmington Hills with a bunch of city officials. Ha! ... Read more »